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189 Columbia St, Vancouver
An address in Downtown, Vancouver, zoned HA-2 (Historical Area). 1 building permit is on file, most recently “Interior and exterior alterations to add two floors of residential and office suites to t…” (issued 9 February 2017). The City's 2026 assessed value is $20,163,200.
Neighbourhood profile
From the 2021 Census, for the small area around this address that Statistics Canada calls a dissemination area (59153580, 835 people). Statistics Canada draws these areas; they are not the City's neighbourhoods.
Permit history
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2017-02-09
Interior and exterior alterations to add two floors of residential and office suites to this existing 4 storey mixed use building creating a 6 storey mixed use building. Scope of work includes the removal the existing kitchen exhaust ducts (to be replaced in the future). Revision #1 accepted - Mar.6/18 Revision #2 accepted - Jan.2/19 Revision #3 accepted - Dec.20/19 - raised the 5th and 6th floor level by 2.5'; - replaced ramp with stairs on the 4th floor; - added additional rises to adjust access to scissor stairs; - revised access to exit stairs on the basement floor; - installed new glass railing on the fifth floor roof deck; - updated elevation and sections to match revised floor plans; - updated section cc to match previously approved floor plans; - revised Elevator Shaft to match revised structure drawings; - relocated structural wall between grid lines B-C and 3-4; - reconfigure stairs; - removal of interior wall and storage room in units 101, 200 and 300; Revision #4 - Accepted July 30/20 - To replace sections of the west exterior wall on the 5th and 6th levels with 1.5 hour rated fire shutters as accepted by AL-2020-00010 and to install glazing on the south end of the central light well on level 6. · $5,049,000
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Recent permits in Downtown
#1201 - 428 BEACH CRESCENT Interior alterations to provide residential improvement to an existing dwelling unit at #1201 - 428 Beach Crescent on the twelfth floor of this multiple dwelling building on the site. Okay for DTI per City staff · Sitka Coast Construction Inc2026-11-05
4th floor - 200 Granville Street Interior alterations to provide tenant improvements to the existing common bathrooms for unit #400 on the 4th floor of this existing mixed use building on this site. Okay for FR as per City staff · no contractor listed2026-11-05
Interior and exterior (storefornt) tenant improvement and a minor addition of 156.7 m2 for this fit-out of a four-storey, interconnected retail store (Aritzia) for this CP TI of the existing building. A separate permit is required for signatures. VBBL 2025 - NFPA 13 Part 11 - F2, S2, N3, A3 Stage 1 - CP IT for the retail portion only, issued on Nov 5, 2026 (the restaurant portion to come at Stage 2). · Etro Construction Limited2026-11-05